Sexuality, Self-Knowledge, and the Gaze in the Early Roman Empire
Sexuality, Self-Knowledge, and the Gaze in the Early Roman Empire
Draws on literary theory, philosophy, and social history to trace the idea of the self and provide understanding of the classical notion of the concept
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People in the ancient world thought of vision as an ethical tool and a tactile sense. Gazing upon someone was treated as a path to philosophical self-knowledge, but the question of tactility also introduced an erotic element. This title asserts that these links among vision, sexuality, and self-knowledge are key to the understanding of the self.
